As the auto industry looks ahead towards the next 12 months, even strong foreign companies have to readjust their original profit forecasts. Steve Chiotakis reviews carmakers' 2009 outlook with Marketplace's Alisa Roth.
President Bush announced that the federal government will offer General Motors and Chrysler $17.4 billion in loans to help the struggling auto industry. The loans will come from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Scott Jagow speaks with Alisa Roth about the conditions of the bailout.
President-elect Obama is nominating Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alisa Roth has more about Schapiro, who could be the first woman to hold the SEC chair position permanently.
Like the Big Three, Honda is also having a hard time selling cars. The company issued profit warnings for the third time this year. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth about how the automaker is saving cash.
Up until now, Goldman Sachs has refrained from showing quarterly losses. But today, the bank lost $5 a share. Scott Jagow talks to Marketplace's Alisa Roth about how it plans to weather the drop.
Senate Republicans put the auto industry bailout plan on hold, so where do the Big Three go from here? Alisa Roth reports on the different paths the automakers can travel.
Money market funds and other big investors looking for a safe place to put their money are buying Treasury bills, even though the bills are paying a 0% interest rate. Alisa Roth reports.
It seems like every day brings news of more layoffs. Which got us wondering — when will personal bankruptcies start catching up with the commercial ones? Alisa Roth reports.
For months, companies have been suffering from the high price of oil — airlines, carmakers, truckers, you name it. How are they doing now that crude is down 70%? Alisa Roth reports.
All of the Big Three CEOs will show up in the House of Representatives today to plead their case for a bailout. Analysts say they'll eventually get some money from the government, but will it help? Alisa Roth reports.
